Procurement Assistant Mandarin Speaking

Client of Guildhall; Dubai; On-site; AED 156,000 - 257,000; Full time

Job summary

Client of Guildhall in Dubai seeks a Procurement Coordinator to source quotations, compare supplier offers, and coordinate delivery schedules with site teams.

You will translate procurement documents, maintain supplier records, and support POs and documentation. Fluent Mandarin and strong English, plus proficiency in Excel and MS Office, are essential. Prior procurement or supply chain experience on large projects is preferred. Monday to Saturday work is required.

Qualifications

• Fluent Mandarin (reading and writing) and strong English communication.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office.
• Experience in procurement, purchasing, supply chain or vendor coordination.
• Organised, detail-oriented and comfortable with fast-paced project delivery.
• Willing to work Monday to Saturday.

Responsibilities

• Source quotations from suppliers and prepare comparative analyses.
• Chase suppliers on pricing, availability, and delivery schedules.
• Prepare purchase requests, purchase orders, and procurement documentation.
• Translate procurement documents and supplier correspondence between required languages.
• Liaise between site management and local or international suppliers.
• Maintain accurate supplier records and procurement trackers.
• Coordinate with project engineering, commercial and logistics teams on material delivery.
• Support procurement on major EPC delivery.

Skills

Mandarin

English

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Office

Job description

Responsibilities

• Source quotations from suppliers and prepare comparative analysis for procurement decisions
• Chase suppliers on pricing
• availability
• delivery schedules and order status
• Prepare and manage purchase requests
• purchase orders and procurement documentation
• Translate procurement documents and supplier correspondence between required languages
• Liaise between site management and local or international suppliers
• Maintain accurate supplier records
• evaluations and procurement trackers
• Coordinate with project
• engineering
• commercial and logistics teams on material delivery

Procurement support roles in major EPC delivery have become critical as international contractors scale operations on large infrastructure projects A multilingual speaker in procurement is valuable in this market and typically manages communication and documentation between the project team and the broader supply chain This hire signals the client is expanding procurement capacity on a live contract Roles of this type sit on the frontline of supplier management combining language facility with administrative discipline and real-time coordination Fluent Mandarin (reading and writing essential); strong written and spoken English. Proficient in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office. Previous experience in procurement, purchasing, supply chain or vendor coordination preferred. Construction, engineering or project-based environment experience a clear advantage. Organised, detail-oriented, comfortable in fast-paced project delivery. Available to start immediately or at short notice. Willing to work Monday to Saturday.